Monthly Archive: June 2020
Sighișoara. The Best of Medieval Transylvania
A Town in Time Music: Fie să renască, Phoenix Movie: Vlad Țepeș, 1979 Book: Sighișoara, Mediaeval Memories, Florin Andreescu For once, she’s boarding the train on time. Usually, she jumps on the step just as the train sets in motion. Today, she finished her exam earlier than expected, the topics right up her street. She is relaxed, relieved and confident the marks will be okay. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more information. Thank you! She’s sitting...
Tübingen, Germany. “What Is Time?”
A Trip to a Medieval Swabian Town Music: Mantra, Bring Me The Horizon Movie: Dark (Netflix series) Book: The World as I See It, Albert Einstein Far behind is colourful Bruges that keeps playing its beauty on the cinematic screen of my mind! Kilometre after kilometre I’m speeding towards south-west Germany, to the hilly region of Swabia. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more information. Thank you! Driving through Europe has an undeniable charm if you can...
Romantic Trsteno, Croatia. The Pristine Adriatic Coast
Rock&Sea Music: Doomed, Bring Me The Horizon Movie: Game of Thrones, of course! Book: Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe, Norman Davies Hotass has finally asked me out. Gee! Take your time and hurry up! All the signals, innuendoes, body language and blunt reality right in his eyes. The guy still took his time. As usual, time is always limited on a cruise ship, regardless of whether you are cruising or working. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. Please read the...
Portugal’s Algarve Coast. Alvor, on the North Atlantic’s Shore
Tempus Fugit! The Coast of Cinco Quinas Music: I’m Afraid of Americans, David Bowie and I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free, Nina Simone. In this order! Movie: That Good Night (2017) Book: London 2012: What If?, Ian C. P. Irvine We are rushing like lunatics towards our deaths, living our days at hallucinating speed, missing life and throwing ourselves neck first into the scythe of the reaper. And we hardly ever realise we are doing it every single day of our lives! This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission...
Cairo, Egypt. Wonders of Antiquity Under The Saharan Sun
Perfection Music: Hospital For Souls, Bring Me The Horizon Movie: The English Patient, the best Oscar movie ever! Book: Transylvanian Sunrise, Radu Cinamar and Peter Moon (you will find the connection!) Tour Name: Cairo – Pyramids, Museum of Antiquities, Lunch Deck three is situated just above the water level. From my cabin, I can hear the waves hitting the outer shell. I can also hear the echoing, trudging hum of the engine that drags the cruise ship through the dark blue waters of the Mediterranean. The innards of the monster growl painfully, yet the beast is not defeated! This post...
Aruba. The Lesser Antilles in the Southern Caribbean Sea
Dunes of the Sea Music: Time is the Enemy, Quantic (Café del Mar) Movie: The Pursuit of Happiness Book: Any book. Just chill! In the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea, North of Venezuela lay the ABC Islands: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you. Please read the full disclosure for more information. Thank you! With a long history of conquest, domination and disputation going back to Amerigo Vespucci, the southern Caribbean islands are unique and beautiful holiday destinations. If...
Capri, Italy. The Best Place on Earth!
Lunatics of Rome Music: Be Careful What You Wish For, Bad Omens Movie: L’imperatore di Capri (The Emperor of Capri) Book: The Story of San Michele, Axel Munthe Capri’s shape is blurry, and my face is frozen. The wind and salty droplets splash me relentlessly. Maybe boarding the traghetto so early in the morning was not the most brilliant idea. But I did it nonetheless because it would give me an entire day on the island. This post may contain affiliate links, which means I will receive a commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to...
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